Wallingford, Connecticut CT Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census.

Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen. On May 12, 1670, Wallingford was incorporated and about 126 people settled in the town. Six acre lots were set out and by the year 1675, 40 houses stretched along today's Main Street. In 1775 and again in 1789, George Washington passed through Wallingford.

In the 1800s, Wallingford was known for its pewterware and silver industries, which were later merged into the International Silver Company with its headquarters in Meriden, Connecticut.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 103.3 km² (39.9 mi²). 101.1 km² (39.0 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (2.16%) is water.

The Town of Wallingford includes the villages of East Wallingford, Quinnipiac, Tracy, Wallingford Center, and Yalesville.

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